How Police Arrested Kidnappers, Cultist On Wanted List

By Admin

It was good news as Men of the Ondo State Police Command have arrested six suspected kidnappers who have been said to be terrorizing residents of the state and had been on the wanted list of the command.

Mr Wilfred Olutokunbo Afolabi, the Commissioner of Police, said the suspects were arrested at the weekend through intelligence gathering and the use of technical support.

According to him, one Aminu was arrested at Akure garage in Ikare Akoko.

He said the arrest further led to the arrest of Abdullahi Abubakar. Other suspects arrested by the tactical team who had been on their trail included Yusuf Saidu, Nafiu Ibrahim, Mohammed Anas, and Kabiru Mohammed.

Afolabi said a woman was abducted by gunmen in her house at Ipele in Owo local government area of the state.

He said the police and youths of the town mobilized and trailed the footpaths of the suspects.

He noted that their effort provided positive results as they were able to rescue the woman and, while searching for the assailants, recovered an AK 49 rifle at the scene of the rescue.

Through intelligence, he noted, one of the suspects, Yusuf Suleiman was arrested. Also, one Ishaku Abdul was arrested by the Special Anti-Kidnapping Squad (SAKS) based on a tip-off.

The suspect, he said, was an ex-convict recently released from a correctional centre who the neighbours suspected to be complicit in the recent uprising of criminal activities in the area.

Apart from the suspected kidnappers, the Police Boss said a suspected cultist, Gbenga Olanrewaju, a.k.a Fish, who was involved in the recent Owo cult clash, was arrested following a coordinated intelligence.